Our two-part virtual walk-through of Allison’s stone cottage was designed so everyone could appreciate the highly original living spaces she has worked so hard to create. If you haven’t yet seen the main rooms in part one, the elegant French Gray Island kitchen, or the more private spaces in part two, I suggest taking that [...]

Our tour of Allison’s lovely stone house on a lake in Alabama continues with a walk through some of the private spaces in the 5-bedroom home that our very own blogging partner and her husband built on 4-1/2 acres. If you missed part one of the tour, you might want to use the link to [...]

Calling a 5 bedroom 4-1/2 bathroom home sitting on 4-1/2 acres a European cottage is by way of describing the style of the house our very own Allison and her husband lovingly built on an Alabama lakefront lot.
Designed by Tulsa architect Jack Arnold – who the couple has never actually met – the house was [...]

A carved iron-gated driveway leads to the Betty Crocker Estate
The Betty Crocker Estate is for sale.  Yes, that Betty Crocker.  But how could that be?  We all thought she was a fictional person.

The Victorian Gothic Revival brick home is listed for $1,295,000.  It sits on 8 acres and features olive trees, ancient oaks and a [...]

This week I’ve devoted a large amount of Atticmag real estate to the Inspired Designs Showhouse here in New York City. It features two apartments full of rooms — nearly 10,000 square feet — created by 15 top designers as a benefit for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, founded by Evelyn H. Lauder. Each room [...]

At the end of my tour of the Inspired Designs Showhouse, in New York City, yesterday (please scroll down or click here to see part one)  I was unable to photograph a bedroom designed by Jennifer Flanders Inc. and The Silver Peacock — one inspired by the great Dorothy Draper.
So here is that room, as [...]